Week of October 24th

Please send in donations for the 5th grade basket at the Fall Festival. Our basket theme is "Games/Board Games". 

Mrs. Anderson's Classes

Math - We will work on dividing and multiplying.  Practicing multiplication drills frequently is a must.  There are several multiplication online resources that will help students learn the multiplication facts.


Please encourage your child to practice daily on TenMarks.  Will your child be the TenMarks Champ this week?


Video


Math Antics - Long Division with 2-Digit Divisors Video: Long Division This is a great resource for reviewing division and other mathematical operations.


Homework - Turn in the next day when assigned.  We will discuss all homework assignments the following day.
Assessments - All assessments are given Thursday or Friday and will cover material covered in class that week.

Reading - This week we will study figurative language.  Our focus will be metaphors, similes. idioms, adages, and proverbs.
Homework - Turn in daily.  We will discuss all homework assignments the following day.
Assessments - All assessments are given Thursday or Friday and will cover material covered in class that week.


STUDY SKILLS TO SUPPORT LEARNING: A GUIDE FOR PARENTS: Please check out the article at http://www.bcsdk12.org/webpages/kglushko/index.cfm?subpage=5217 


*Graded math (Anderson's homeroom only) and reading assignments will no longer be sent home in the Dolphin Folder.  I will maintain reading portfolios for all 5th grade students.  I welcome the opportunity to conference with you in order to discuss your child's progress. 

Ms. Lewis' Classes

Math
Overview: This week we will work with the second part of module 2! Multiplication fluency is an essential part of being successful this school year.

Helpful Videos:

Dividing Decimals
Dividing by 2 Digit Divisor

Homework: Worksheet due Friday. Check Edmodo daily for updates and information.

Edmodo

Fluency Practice: All students are asked to practice fluency at least 3 times a week using www.xtramath.org. Each student has their username and pin on a red sheet in the front of their agenda. If it asks for an email address, use: radiance.lewis@douglas.k12.ga.us

Assessments: There will be weekly assessments based on what has been covered in class. Any failing grades can be corrected and returned for partial credit.

ELA
Overview: This week we will continue working with figurative language.

Homework: Vocabulary homework on Edmodo due November 4th..

Edmodo

Assessments: There will be weekly assessments based on what has been covered in class. Any failing grades and be corrected and returned for partial credit.

Ms. Palmer's Classes

Math-
This week we will continue practicing multiplying and dividing decimal fractions. 

Helpful Videos:

Dividing Decimals
Multiplying Decimals

Xtramath: Students received their login information on a pink sheet of paper for Xtramath.org. They are expected to practice their math fact fluency on this website at least 3 times a week from school or home. Let me know if you are having trouble logging on.

Assessments: Students will be assessed weekly based on information covered in the classroom. Students are more than welcome to take their math notebook home to use as a study tool. 
Failing grades can be done over for partial credit.

Homework: Math homework will be assigned on Monday and will be expected to be turned in on Friday morning. I will not collect homework until Friday morning. 

Writing-
We will begin to discuss how to include figurative language into our writing. We will also writing conclusions to stories.


Homework: No Homework

Mr. Waters' Classes

Math- We will be taking our mid-module test on Tuesday for Module 2.  We will then begin working on division of decimals and continuing to work on multiplication. 

Homework:  Homework is due the next day after being assigned, unless noted in the agenda.
Failing grades can be done over for partial credit.

Be on the lookout for the weekly review. This is not considered homework as we do work on it together in class for morning work, but if you would like to see it your student should have it in their folder.  This is a graded assignment worth 10 points (5 bonus points if turned in early), and can really help your child's grade for the 9 weeks.  Please make sure that these are getting done and turned in.  I will be contacting you parents if more than 1 is missing for your child.  I am beginning to see patterns of this not being turned in so please make sure that your child is getting it turned in on time.

Science- We are working diligently on classifying organisms in class, this week focusing on vertebrates.  We will be using our interactive notebooks every day this week, so please make sure that your child has his/hers at school each day! 
     Here is a site that we will be using this week so take a look and make sure that your notes are completed! 
     Here is another activity we will be doing.



I am available for science test retakes any morning this week, so please have your child let me know if they would like to come in the morning!

Mr. Wooden's Class

This week's student/s of the week:  Cristian S. and Briana E. 

Math-   Daily math homework Monday through Thursday. Dividing decimals and division by two digit divisors.
Students should correct, and study any low grade exit tickets for a retake Tues-Fri 715-745 
Low grades you should retake?  Turn in by Friday.

Social Studies-    Unit 4 Reconstruction Key people and terms. Major events. 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments. Reconstruction Study guide.  CDA 4 on Friday.

Week of October 17

Please send in donations for the 5th grade basket at the Fall Festival. Our basket theme is "Games/Board Games". 

Mrs. Anderson's Classes

Math - We will work on dividing and multiplying whole numbers and decimal fractions.  Practicing multiplication drills frequently is a must.  There are several multiplication online resources that will help students learn the multiplication facts.


Please encourage your child to practice daily on TenMarks.  Will your child be the TenMarks Champ this week?

Homework - Turn in the next day when assigned.  We will discuss all homework assignments the following day.
Assessments - All assessments are given Thursday or Friday and will cover material covered in class that week.

Reading - This week we will study figurative language in literature.  Our focus will be metaphors and similes.
Homework - Turn in daily.  We will discuss all homework assignments the following day.
Assessments - All assessments are given Thursday or Friday and will cover material covered in class that week.

Ms. Lewis' Classes

Math
Overview: This week we will revisit dividing. Mid-module on Friday!
Helpful Videos:

Dividing Decimals

Homework: Worksheet due Friday. Check Edmodo daily for updates and information.

Edmodo

Fluency Practice: All students are asked to practice fluency at least 3 times a week using www.xtramath.org. Each student has their username and pin on a red sheet in the front of their agenda. If it asks for an email address, use: radiance.lewis@douglas.k12.ga.us

Assessments: There will be weekly assessments based on what has been covered in class. Any failing grades can be corrected and returned for partial credit.

ELA
Overview: This week we will work figurative language.

Homework: Check Edmodo daily for updates and information.

Edmodo

Assessments: There will be weekly assessments based on what has been covered in class. Any failing grades and be corrected and returned for partial credit.

Ms. Palmer's Classes

Math-
This week we will continue practicing multiplying and dividing decimal fractions. 

Helpful Videos:

Dividing Decimals
Multiplying Decimals

Xtramath: Students received their login information on a pink sheet of paper for Xtramath.org. They are expected to practice their math fact fluency on this website at least 3 times a week from school or home. Let me know if you are having trouble logging on.

Assessments: Students will be assessed weekly based on information covered in the classroom. Students are more than welcome to take their math notebook home to use as a study tool. 
Failing grades can be done over for partial credit.

Homework: Math homework will be assigned on Monday and will be expected to be turned in on Friday morning. I will not collect homework until Friday morning. 

Writing-
We will be finishing up our dialogue practice with making comics. We will begin to discuss how to include figurative language into our writing.


Homework: No Homework

Mr. Waters' Classes

Math- We will continue working with multi-digit multiplication as we progress, but we will still be working on review of module 1 material as our  new material builds upon what we have already done. 

Homework:  Homework is due the next day after being assigned, unless noted in the agenda.
Failing grades can be done over for partial credit.

Be on the lookout for the weekly review. This is not considered homework as we do work on it together in class for morning work, but if you would like to see it your student should have it in their folder.  This is a graded assignment worth 10 points (5 bonus points if turned in early), and can really help your child's grade for the 9 weeks.  Please make sure that these are getting done and turned in.  I will be contacting you parents if more than 1 is missing for your child.  I am beginning to see patterns of this not being turned in so please make sure that your child is getting it turned in on time.

Science- We took our microorganisms test on Friday and we will be beginning our next unit on Monday.  We will be starting classifying organisms in our next unit.  There will be a lot of vocabulary to go along with this unit, so please review this with your child at home each night.

I am available for science test retakes any morning this week, so please have your child let me know if they would like to come in the morning!

Mr. Wooden's Class

This week's student/s of the week:  Cristian S. and Briana E. 

Math-   Daily math homework Monday through Thursday.  Monday Unit 2 Lesson 4-6 Problem set , Tuesday Lesson 4 Exit Ticket Friday Lesson 5 Exit Ticket. 
Students should correct, and study any low grade exit tickets for a retake Tues-Fri 715-745 Sorry, no early class this week, I have bus duty.
Low grades you should retake?  Turn in by Friday.

Social Studies-    Unit 4 Reconstruction Key people and terms. Major events. 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments.  Open note test Tuesday.  Notebook check Tuesday.  Wednesday, Home Budgets Thursday, Supply and Demand price models.

Week of October 10th

No school October 10th or 11th!!!
Please send in donations for the 5th grade basket at the Fall Festival. Our basket theme is "Games/Board Games". 

Mrs. Anderson's Classes

Math - We will work on dividing and multiplying whole numbers and decimal fractions.  Practicing multiplication drills frequently is a must.  There are several multiplication online resources that will help students learn the multiplication facts.


Please encourage your child to practice daily on TenMarks.  Will your child be the TenMarks Champ this week?

Homework - Turn in the next day when assigned.  We will discuss all homework assignments the following day.
Assessments - All assessments are given Thursday or Friday and will cover material covered in class that week.

Reading - We will discuss various text structures.  The following text structures will be the focus: Chronology, Problem/Solution, Cause/Effect, and Compare/Contrast.


It is very important that students develop solid reading skills. I am teaching various strategies to improve reading comprehension.  Please read with your child to help them find the joy in reading.


TEXT STRUCTURE HOOPS GAME  http://www.westrusk.esc7.net/TextStructures.html
TEXT STRUCTURE RAGS TO RICHES GAME http://www.quia.com/rr/869176.html
TEXT STRUCTURE JEOPARDY GAME https://jeopardylabs.com/play/text-structure
TEXT STRUCTURE SITE FOR WORKSHEETS http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/text-structure/text-structure-activities/text-structure-interactive-quiz/

THEME https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIxmsJHD-y4

THEME https://www.quia.com/rr/934941.html 

Homework - Turn in daily.  We will discuss all homework assignments the following
Assessments - All assessments are given Thursday or Friday and will cover material covered in class that week.

Ms. Lewis' Classes

Math
Overview: This week we will revisit multiplying with multi-digit numbers and decimal fractions.

Helpful Videos:

Multiplying Multi-Digit Numbers
Multiplying Decimals

Homework: Worksheet due Friday. Check Edmodo daily for updates and information.

Edmodo

Fluency Practice: All students are asked to practice fluency at least 3 times a week using www.xtramath.org. Each student has their username and pin on a red sheet in the front of their agenda. If it asks for an email address, use: radiance.lewis@douglas.k12.ga.us

Assessments: There will be weekly assessments based on what has been covered in class. Any failing grades can be corrected and returned for partial credit.

ELA
Overview: This week we will work on constructed responses. This will be used in all subject areas

Homework: Check Edmodo daily for updates and information.

Edmodo

Assessments: There will be weekly assessments based on what has been covered in class. Any failing grades and be corrected and returned for partial credit.

Ms. Palmer's Classes

Math-
This week we will revisit multiplying and dividing decimal fractions. 

Helpful Videos:

Dividing Decimals
Multiplying Decimals

Xtramath: Students received their login information on a pink sheet of paper for Xtramath.org. They are expected to practice their math fact fluency on this website at least 3 times a week from school or home. Let me know if you are having trouble logging on.

Assessments: Students will be assessed weekly based on information covered in the classroom. Students are more than welcome to take their math notebook home to use as a study tool. 
Failing grades can be done over for partial credit.

Homework: Math homework will be assigned on Monday and will be expected to be turned in on Friday morning. I will not collect homework until Friday morning. 

Writing-
We will also discuss how to include dialogue into our narrative writing.


Homework: Students will receive a homework sheet at the beginning of the week, and will have to turn it in on Friday.

Mr. Waters' Classes

Math- We will continue working with multi-digit multiplication as we progress, but we will still be working on review of module 1 material as our  new material builds upon what we have already done.

Homework:  Homework is due the next day after being assigned, unless noted in the agenda.
Failing grades can be done over for partial credit.

Be on the lookout for the weekly review. This is not considered homework as we do work on it together in class for morning work, but if you would like to see it your student should have it in their folder.  This is a graded assignment worth 10 points (5 bonus points if turned in early), and can really help your child's grade for the 9 weeks.  Please make sure that these are getting done and turned in.  I will be contacting you parents if more than 1 is missing for your child.  I am beginning to see patterns of this not being turned in so please make sure that your child is getting it turned in on time.

Science- Organisms TEST FRIDAY OCTOBER 14!!!  We have been discussing single and multi-celled organisms in class and their benefit or harm to humans the past 2 weeks.  We will have a STUDY GUIDE go home for each student to study on Thursday and we will go over it in class together.  Any student who brings in a completed study guide for the test will receive bonus points on their test score!

Mr. Wooden's Class

Math-   Daily math homework Monday through Thursday.  Monday Unit 2 Lesson 3-5 Problem set , Friday Lesson 3 Exit Ticket. 
Students should correct, and study any low grade exit tickets for a retake Tues-Fri 715-745
Low grades you should retake?  Turn in by Friday.

Social Studies-    Unit 4 Reconstruction Key people and terms. Major events. 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments.